Steering Wheel: Service and Repair

Removal
1. Center the steering wheel to the straight-ahead position.
2. Disconnect the battery ground cable and wait at least one minute to allow for the depletion of the restraint system backup power supply.

3. WARNING: To avoid the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes and instructions in the supplemental restraint system (SRS) deactivation procedure.

Deactivate the supplemental restrain system.

4. WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes and instructions in the driver air bag removal and installation procedure.

Remove the driver air bag module.
5. Remove the horn blow switch.





6. Loosen the steering wheel retaining bolt.





7. Using the special tool, loosen the steering wheel.





8. Remove the steering wheel.
1 Remove the special tool.
2 Remove and discard the steering wheel retaining bolt.
3 Remove the steering wheel.

Installation





1. Install the steering wheel and a new steering wheel retaining bolt.
2. Install the horn blow switch.

3. WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes and instructions in the driver air bag removal and installation procedure.

Install the driver air bag.

4. WARNING: To reduce the risk of serious personal injury, read and follow all warnings, cautions, notes and instructions in the supplemental restraint system (SRS) deactivation procedure.

Reactivate the supplemental restrain system (SRS).